Isaiah 49:15 -16  
‘Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.

’DAILY READING – Mark 8:22-9:1; 2 Samuel 20-21; Hosea 1:1-2:1

In April of 2006, a massive F3 tornado caused a wave of destruction in Hendersonville, Tennessee.  It killed 10 people, tore down dozens of homes and caused $650 million in damage. Among the homes destroyed was that of a fireman named Jerrod Hawkins. He was on duty at the time and had called his wife, Amy, who was home with their two little sons, to let her know that fierce winds were headed their way. 

Amy had hardly dropped the phone, before the massive storm began to tear through their home. She rushed her children down to the basement. Seeing the fury of the storm, she laid herself on top of her two children, to protect them, reciting the Lord’s Prayer over and over again. As debris began to hit her, she passed out, and has little memory of what happened next. The storm completely destroyed her home and sent bricks and mortar raining down upon her and her two young sons. Her body acted as a buffer between the weight of the falling debris and her boys, who were just six and three years old. Her body was buried in a pile of bricks, but her sacrifice saved her young boys. A neighbor who found them, rushed both boys to a nearby Medical Center, but dared not move her twisted and crumpled body, as she  obviously needed more professional care.  The emergency medical service soon arrived, and she was rushed to the hospital.  It was found that her spine and ribs were crushed, her lungs were punctured and she had suffered severe head injuries. She would soon learn that she was paralyzed from the waist down. She underwent numerous operations, and has made a remarkable recovery over the years as she has gained more feeling in her legs and feet. Her recovery is still ongoing and she believes she will one day walk again. Her heroic story of sacrifice warmed the hearts of many people and led 2,000 volunteers to club together to build the family a new home.  In a recent media interview when asked if she had any regrets for what she did, she replied that if she had to, she would do it all over again just to protect her sons. 

That indeed is the strength of a mother’s love. A mother would stop at nothing to save her children even if it meant risking her own life. Yet, as marvelous as a mother’s love can be, it still does not compare to God’s love for us. 

In Isaiah 49:15 -16, God says ‘Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me.’

Nothing compares to the love of our Heavenly Father.  His love is more gentle than a mother’s tenderness to her infant, and it is stronger than a father’s arms to protect his children. It is more consistent than a child’s affection.  God’s love is not a single act, but is the abiding state of God’s heart.  His love have no beginning or ending. God has always loved and always will love. Man’s love might waver and even die away, but God’s love abides forever. Civilizations will come and go, empires will rise and fall, but God’s love will always remain.

And it is only the love of God that can truly meet our heart’s deepest longing. Only His love can satisfy our hunger for true love.

When you are thirsty, you can drink coke, Pepsi or any other soft drink, but your thirst will not be truly quenched until you drink water. The same way we can receive love from diverse relationships, but the only love that can  truly satisfy us is the love that comes from God. No human being has the capacity to fully meet our love need. Our heart has a love shaped hole that only God’s love can fill. No matter how much someone claims to love us, they can never meet that innermost desire to be loved completely and unconditionally. Only God can. 
Part of what we want from friendships is to know that the other person won’t leave us, no matter what is encountered.  Even if we disclose our deepest scars and they see our worst imperfections, we would  still like to know that through thick and thin they will still be there for us.  But that is not always the case.  And because we have had too many bad examples of human love, we find it hard sometimes to understand divine love. But God’s love is unconditional, it is everlasting.

Jeremiah 31:3 says ‘The LORD hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.’

We don’t have to be broken from place to place and person to person looking for true love. When life has wounded you and you find yourself falling, be assured that God’s hand can catch you and keep you from hitting rock bottom. In Deuteronomy 33:27 God says He is our refuge, and His everlasting arms are ever under us.  

It doesn’t matter what you may be facing right now, be rest assured that God loves you very much. He has loved you with an everlasting love. He has been using different circumstances to draw you closer to Him. Whatever maybe the circumstance surrounding you, God will help you, He will uphold you with the right hand of His righteousness. He will never leave you nor forsake you.

And to truly understand the love of God we have to have an in-depth knowledge of His Word. It is through His Word that we begin to grasp the height and depth and reach of His amazing love for us. And when we can begin to receive His love and respond to it, then our lives will be truly transformed. 
PRAYER: Lord, I know You love me, please enable me to have a greater revelation of  this love so that my life can be revolutionized. Grant me a deeper hunger of Your Word so that through indepth study I can truly come to know Your amazing love for me in Jesus Name. 
QUOTE 
It is only when you can see God in the light of who He truly is that you can begin to walk in the overflow of His blessings. – WORDBITE 222. 
[ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK ESTABLISHED IN THE WORD OF GOD]